Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)20s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
218
279
276
358
318
311
413
408
399
390
459
463
803
1136
1245
1121
1061
917
904
904
788
704
683
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:37AM2.70m
9:02PM2.71m
9:16AM2.75m
9:39PM2.80m
9:53AM2.79m
10:13PM2.87m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.32m
3:11AM0.35m
3:28PM0.24m
3:48AM0.31m
4:04PM0.21m
4:23AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:36
5:35
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
19
16
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
16
15
15
13
14
14
15
17
12
8
8
7
7
8
11
14
13
13
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
222
218
171
143
138
318
311
273
273
321
297
459
463
803
1136
1245
1121
1061
917
904
904
788
704
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.5
SW
7
Energy kJ
153
206
279
276
358
105
103
413
408
399
390
184
180
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
42
42
42
42
78
102
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
101
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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